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Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Transit

Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Transit. Rural Roundtable Wednesday, June 18, 2008. Welcome and Introductions. Marianne Freed, Administrator, Office of Transit Kristina Fenselon, Director, Geauga County Transit, OPTA Vice President – Small Operators. State Budget. Marianne Freed

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Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Transit

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  1. Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Transit Rural Roundtable Wednesday, June 18, 2008

  2. Welcome and Introductions Marianne Freed, Administrator, Office of TransitKristina Fenselon, Director, Geauga County Transit, OPTA Vice President – Small Operators

  3. State Budget Marianne Freed Administrator ODOT, Office of Transit

  4. Kristina Fenselon Director, Geauga County Transit OPTA Vice President – Small Operators System and Constituency Involvement

  5. Rural Program Update

  6. 2009 Funding Process Marianne E. Freed Administrator Office of Transit

  7. Milestone Dates Jane Smelser Public Transportation Manager ODOT, Office

  8. Milestone Dates • CY2009 Milestone dates • Milestone Amendments • CY 2008 Milestone dates

  9. Limited English Proficiency Marianne E. Freed Administrator Office of Transit

  10. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Covered in Title VI Circular and by Executive Order 13166 Who is a LEP Person?

  11. Limited English Proficiency cont. What is required of recipients? • Assessment • Plan of Action

  12. Limited English Proficiency cont. • Four Factor Assessment • Demographics • Frequency • Importance • Resources

  13. Limited English Proficiency cont. Plan of Action – Five Elements • Identification of volume and location of LEPs and LEP communities • Language assistance measures • Staff • Outreach measures • Monitoring and Evaluation of Efforts

  14. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Josh Gearhardt Public Transportation Manager Office of Transit

  15. DBE • Goal Projections • Required of all Recipients • Use CY 2008 Federal Allocation • Due July 15, 2008 • Submit electronically to Kim White at kim.white@dot.state.oh.us • Resubmit when CY 2009 allocations are awarded

  16. DBE con’t. • Threshold recipient • Must publish goal • Must submit plan if not already on file with ODOT or if revisions are made • Will be required to submit semi-annual reports Questions: Contact Kim White at kim.white@dot.state.oh.us or 614-644-0301

  17. Term Contracts and Cooperative Purchasing Josh Gearhardt Public Transportation Manager ODOT, Office of Transit

  18. Term Contracts and Cooperative Purchasing • Who can participate with ODOT? • How to Participate? • What is available? • Where can I get more information?

  19. ODOT Term Contracts • Where to Get Term Contract Information • Office of Transit Website • www.dot.state.oh.us/ptrans • ODOT Office of Contracts Website • http://www.dot.state.oh.us/CONTRACT/Purchase.htm

  20. Intercity Update Marianne E. Freed Administrator Office of Transit

  21. Intercity Update • Intercity Bus Program • 49 USC Section 5311(f) • Budget of $2.8 M CY 2009 • Based on 15% of 5311 Apportionment • Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) • New Requirement – Consultation Process

  22. Intercity Update cont. • Consultation Process • Identified intercity bus carriers operating in Ohio • Sent letters to carriers requesting input • Held individual consultation meetings • Incorporated their comments

  23. Intercity Update • Intercity Bus Needs Assessment • Local IC needs • Current routes • Deliverables • Proposed Routes • Three IC Routes • Feeder Service • Proposed Maps

  24. Intercity Update cont. Where do we go from here? • Rural Intercity Bus Program Policy • Address annual IC needs • Establishes competitive proposal process • Criteria based selection process

  25. Training Update Josh Gearhardt Public Transportation Manager Office of Transit

  26. Upcoming Training • July 15 – Record Retention/Sunshine Law • September 24 - Civil Rights • October – Marketing • November – TBA • December – Drug and Alcohol Reasonable Suspicion Determination Refresher • Defensive Driving • Hosting a Class • On-line Course • Available for free for CORSA members

  27. Transit Curriculum • WSU – One-credit hour courses • KSU – Program to start August 26 • To register visit the KSU website at www.stark.kent.edu/adminissions • Course is listed as Geography 40195: Special Topics, Public and Human Service Transportation

  28. Charter Update • Reporting Requirement Changes • Updated Q & A • Other Manual Updates

  29. JARC Update • Projects Funded • Next Proposal Process

  30. New Freedom Update • Funding Requests Received/Awarded • Projects Funded • Next Proposal Process

  31. Accrual Accounting Update • Effective January 1, 2008 • Accrual clarification • Manual in Development • Questions ??????

  32. Office of Transit Website • Currently in Development • Most recent updated launch date: June 24, 2008

  33. Office of Transit Website

  34. Questions

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